rescript-lang / rescript-lang/rescript-vscode

Exhaustive switch code action for selection

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Description

Imagine selecting a range of something:

// Select the full expression below
event->JsxEvent.Keyboard.ctrlKey

...and then get a code action Exhaustive switch on selection, that would produce this:

switch event->JsxEvent.Keyboard.ctrlKey {
  | true => failwith("todo")
  | false => failwith("todo")
}

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing VSCode code-action entry points for selections in this ReScript plugin. Define the exhaustive-switch action around the shown expression example, and consider the work complete when selecting an expression offers the action and produces true and false branches with the demonstrated placeholder bodies.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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